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Brittany YearoutNews Editor “Surfing is a physical thrill. You are following along this wave, just being propelled by the water and energy shooting below you ... You are controlling this surfboard, and you get this free ride, this nature ride.” After 49 years of Malibu surfing, Denny Aaberg still gets stoked when he catches a wave. He is a 61-year-old surf rider, guitarist and … [Read more...] about Surfers take to boards for community cause

SHANNON URTNOWSKIEditor in Chief A group of administrators at some of the nation’s leading universities has organized to reconsider the drinking age, a flawed law they say has pushed alcohol consumption on college campuses toward dangerous extremes.  Pepperdine University President Andrew K. Benton has twice declined to join the initative. The campaign, known as the Amethyst … [Read more...] about Benton backs drinking age

Jazmyne SuttonStaff Writer Although school began normally for most students on the Pepperdine campus, students and alumni in Louisiana this week found themselves preparing for the worst as Hurricane Gustav headed for the coast. Pepperdine alum Audrey Reed, who studying at the Tulane University Law School in New Orleans, experienced her first hurricane evacuation.  “I decided … [Read more...] about Hurricane hits close to home

Kaitlyn BakerStaff Writer A woman who has been a part of Pepperdine for as long as it has existed just celebrated her 90th birthday. Still a part of the Pepperdine community today, Helen Young often reflects on how she first came to the University. “[My mother] wrote me and said, ‘There’s going to be a new school in Los Angeles, and I know the man who is going to do it,” Young … [Read more...] about Birthday bash honors former Pepperdine first lady

Melissa GiaimoStaff Writer Malibu residents may be willing to put up with swarming paparazzi when Britney Spears orders a latte at Starbucks, but when interaction between paparazzi and locals turned dangerous, the mayor turned to Dean Kenneth Starr at Pepperdine School of Law for help. Malibu Mayor Pamela Conley Ulich, who is also an adjunct professor at the law school, said … [Read more...] about Malibu residents aim to make city paparazzi free